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commentr/StutterSep 23, 2015
3 points

I don't like speech therapy because it either helps for a day or two or it's a complete waste of time because they have no idea about what goes on inside your brain. Only you do. Stuttering is a burde...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Acceptance & PrideAvoidance & SubstitutionNeurological & Brain+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 23, 2015
0 points

Stop taking shortcuts. You stutter. You're always going to stutter. The sooner you embrace this reality, the easier it will be for you and your listeners. I've been there. Once at a party during an in...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Acceptance & PrideAvoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. Masking
postr/StutterSep 23, 2015
2 points

When you're asked your name in class and you give a fake one close to your real one cause it's easier to say

When you're asked your name in class and you give a fake one close to your real one cause it's easier to say Happened to me in class today, no big deal because it was a guest speaker, and people might...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterSep 22, 2015
2 points

Great job man. Reading in class has always been one of my biggest fear since the age of 14-15 ( I could read out loud perfectly before that, and was even raising my arm to be chosen by the teacher to...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterSep 22, 2015
1 points

Hello! Same here. Mild stutter and a master of synonyms! Do you practice the words you avoided, afterwards? - I DO! I had a BIG problem with a lot of words that begin with an L. (like laser......and ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterSep 22, 2015
2 points

Yeah I used to not be able to say $1.10 but now I have an electronic card that I tap on and tap off which saves me the hassle of trying to speak with my stutter!...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterSep 21, 2015
1 points

I find russian a lot harder than english to pronounce and stutter more in russian. But I am also a lot more comfortable speaking in english. Most stutterers tend to be a little better in one language ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterSep 21, 2015
23 points

Today was a small victory, but a victory nonetheless!

Today was a small victory, but a victory nonetheless! I'm a senior in high school, and I was in English class today. English has always been my least favorite class only because we have to read out lo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 21, 2015
2 points

Same here, Swedish and English. I've traveled a lot recently which meant that I hardly spoke any Swedish for several months at a time. This made my English a bit more fluent but also made my Swedis...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterSep 21, 2015
1 points

Atleast stuttering has 1 good think , it's like the universe you don't know the reason it exists :D ( i stutter too and struggle) .... I have a problem... i'm in a new school and i will have to read t...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterSep 21, 2015
1 points

I'm 27. I was getting pretty good with the ladies and was using flirting to improve my fluency, because it was a huge drive an motivation. But obviously it made me deviate from my studies. I even taug...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & CareerAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterSep 21, 2015
3 points

I have the same problem, my first language is swedish. Always stuttered alot more when speaking english, which were not very often. Lately I have been speaking with a coworker from another country, a...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterSep 21, 2015
3 points

Experience with different languages

Experience with different languages My language is of slavic origin, and beside that, I know English. But since I never spoke English too much, it's extremely hard for me to pronounce and talk that l...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionPropositionality & WeightSchool & Academic Life
postr/StutterSep 19, 2015
3 points

Hey guys just wanted to tell you guys my problems and maybe you can help?

Hey guys just wanted to tell you guys my problems and maybe you can help? I am pretty sure I don't have a stutter, but i definitely have some sort of speech disorder. I tend to talk extremely fast, bu...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 19, 2015
3 points

Out of interest, do you know you are going to stutter on a word before you hit it? For example if I'm half way through a sentence and coming up to a word I can feel I'm going to get stuck on, I'll try...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterSep 19, 2015
2 points

My stutter varies from mild when at home/people I know, to moderate in more normal/social situations, to severe in highly stressful situations. Nevertheless, I can control it, but one of my main probl...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceTherapy & Professional
Severity & FluctuationStress & Fight/FlightAvoidance & Substitution+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 19, 2015
5 points

Wow, he is good. I want to learn how he manages his stuttering. I stutter but my words can't be understandable. I often opt to text people rather than call them because I stutter so bad. ...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterSep 18, 2015
4 points

Well I will tell you what I did, and it worked out for me. I got a job out of college doing some IT consulting, and it sucked because of lots of bosses and peers and new clients all the time and phon...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & WorkEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & CareerHope & Motivation+2 more
postr/StutterSep 18, 2015
3 points

"Accepting the problem" just made it worse for me. (Moderate glitches)

"Accepting the problem" just made it worse for me. (Moderate glitches) I wrote much more, but it's gone because I accidentally pressed F5, but my point is, don't be thinking about it. Like, you know i...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentMindset shift+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 17, 2015
2 points

I have cried many times about it! I definitely don't mind you asking that. I have dreamed forever of being a wife and mom! It really is my calling, if you will. With that being said, I will admit that...

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